Adena board eyes possible cuts

FRANKFORT – The Adena Local Schools Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting Thursday with a discussion of possible budget cuts on the agenda.

The board will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday in the school library-media center. The possible budget reductions to be discussed would involve the fiscal year 2015-16 budget. According to the meeting agenda, action may be taken at the meeting based on the discussion.

Other items on the agenda listed under recommended action items include an executive session to discuss the employment and compensation of personnel and fiscal year 2015 make-up days.

In other area board action in the coming week:

•The Ross County Board of Commissioners will convene at 9 a.m. Monday in the commissioners’ office at the Ross County Courthouse. The board will discuss theater updates with “Tecumseh!” Executive Director Brandon Smith at 9:15 a.m., have a 10 a.m. meeting on a telephone proposal with Sheriff George Lavender and Lou Vollmar of Horizon, and take part in a luncheon for a regional legislative briefing at 11 a.m. The board will hear about updates of the cleanup work at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant at 2 p.m. and review issues with the Ross County Park and Camp Sherman at 2:30 p.m.

•The Ross County Board of Elections will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the board office in Suite D of the Ross County Service Center, 475 Western Ave. Items on the agenda include machine and ballot allocation, an annual contract renewal, and the director and deputy director report.